BRIEFLY

EMPLOYEE SUES IBM OVER CHATROOM HABIT

An IBM employee sacked for using an adult chatroom in office hours is to sue for [pound]2.5m on the grounds of suffering an internet addiction.

COURSES FOR COUCH POTATOES

A Bristol college is offering a course on reality TV shows to tempt unemployed teenagers back into education. Students will study Big Brother and Pop Idol in workshops at Filton College.

RIO PARTIES ON

Carnival celebrations got off to a raucous start in Rio de Janeiro yesterday as thousands took to the streets, defying a wave of gun violence.

GUINNESS SPREADS OUT

A version of Marmite flavoured with Guinness is to launch in the UK. Guinness Marmite is made with the same strain of yeast used in Irish stout.

TOXIC LEAK

A Dutch ship carrying fertiliser was stranded 12 miles off the coast of Spain, near La Corua, yesterday, leaking toxic gas following a fire.

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